---
type: "Bill"
title: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title"
description: "AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title"
jurisdiction: "us/states/sc"
legislature: "South Carolina General Assembly"
session: "2017-2018"
identifier: "S 344"
citation: "South Carolina S 344 (2017-2018)"
classification: ["bill"]
subjects: []
status: "enacted"
primary_sponsors: ["Corbin"]
version_count: 5
action_count: 20
vote_count: 2
first_action: "2017-02-01"
last_action: "2017-05-15"
source: "openstates"
source_identifier: "ocd-bill/b08d96d7-dfb0-45d8-8a94-fd79926bd412"
source_url: "http://www.scstatehouse.gov/billsearch.php?billnumbers=344&session=122&summary=B"
source_hash: "0d7fa7431c566a4dbcc51c8448e33ef13f460a48bca191e4aefce81a3a843c72"
vintage: "2026-07-01"
source_snapshot: "https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump"
retrieved_at: "2026-07-06"
confidence: "reported"
tags: ["legislation", "bill", "us-sc"]
---

# South Carolina S 344 (2017-2018) — AN ACT TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-80, AS AMENDED, CODE OF LAWS OF SOUTH CAROLINA, 1976, RELATING TO THE CONTENTS OF AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICATION FOR A DRIVER'S LICENSE OR PERMIT MUST ALLOW AN APPLICANT WHO HAS BEEN MEDICALLY DIAGNOSED WITH AUTISM TO VOLUNTARILY DISCLOSE THAT HE IS AUTISTIC, WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON THE DRIVER'S LICENSE AND CONTAINED IN THE DRIVER'S RECORD; AND TO AMEND SECTION 56-1-3350, AS AMENDED, RELATING TO THE ISSUANCE OF SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARDS BY THE DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES, SO AS TO PROVIDE THAT AN APPLICANT FOR A SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD WHO WISHES TO OBTAIN A CARD THAT INDICATES THAT HE IS AUTISTIC MUST PROVIDE DOCUMENTATION OF HIS CONDITION WHICH MUST BE INDICATED BY A SYMBOL DESIGNATED BY THE DEPARTMENT ON HIS SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD. - ratified title

## Version chain

The bill's text revisions, in order — the diff chain from filing to enrollment.

1. **2/1/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/344_20170201.htm)
2. **3/2/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/344_20170302.htm)
3. **3/8/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/344_20170308.htm)
4. **4/26/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/344_20170426.htm)
5. **4/27/2017** (committee substitute) — [source](http://www.scstatehouse.gov/sess122_2017-2018/prever/344_20170427.htm)

## Votes

- Passage of Bill — **93–1** (pass) · lower
- 2nd Reading — **39–0** (pass) · upper

## Sponsors

- Corbin — primary (person)

## Timeline

The legislative action history — every referral, reading, and vote.

- **2017-02-01** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-02-01** Referred to Committee on Transportation `referral-committee`
- **2017-03-02** Committee report: Favorable with amendment Transportation `committee-passage-favorable`
- **2017-03-08** Committee Amendment Adopted `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-03-08** Roll call Ayes-39 Nays-0
- **2017-03-09** Read third time and sent to House `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-03-13** Introduced and read first time `introduction, reading-1`
- **2017-03-13** Referred to Committee on Education and Public Works `referral-committee`
- **2017-04-26** Recalled from Committee on Education and Public Works
- **2017-04-27** Amended `amendment-passage`
- **2017-04-27** Read second time `reading-2`
- **2017-04-27** Roll call Yeas-93 Nays-1
- **2017-04-27** Unanimous consent for third reading on next legislative day
- **2017-04-28** Read third time and returned to Senate with amendments `passage, reading-3`
- **2017-05-03** Concurred in House amendment and enrolled
- **2017-05-04** Ratified R 28
- **2017-05-09** Signed By Governor `executive-signature`
- **2017-05-12** Effective date 5/9/17
- **2017-05-15** Act No. 19

## Source

OpenStates / OpenCivicData bulk snapshot [2026-07-01](https://data.openstates.org/daily/2026-07-01/public.pgdump); origin `ocd-bill/b08d96d7-dfb0-45d8-8a94-fd79926bd412`. Confidence: reported (aggregated from official South Carolina legislature records).